Weekday Word w/ Eric

Tag: faith

  • When Faith Sees Best

    Hebrews 11:8-12 – By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.  By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as…

  • Cheeky Abram

    Genesis 15:1-6 -Some time later, the Lord spoke to Abram in a vision and said to him, “Do not be afraid, Abram, for I will protect you, and your reward will be great.” But Abram replied, “O Sovereign Lord, what good are all your blessings when I don’t even have a son? Since you’ve given…

  • Everything is Discipleship

    Matthew 28:16-20 – Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus told them to go.  When they saw him, they worshipped him, but some doubted.  Jesus came near and spoke to them, “I’ve received all authority in heaven and on earth.  Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them…

  • Simon of Cyrene

    Matthew 27:32, NIV – As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross. I encourage you to watch/listen to the song first today.  It is a dramatization of the scripture. Song:  Watch the Lamb – Ray Boltz Like many Christian songs, “Watch the…

  • Vision When It’s Hard to Look

    Matthew 27:27-31, CEB The governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the governor’s house, and they gathered the whole company of soldiers around him.  They stripped him and put a red military coat on him.  They twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They put a stick in his right hand. Then…

  • This is Going to Happen. . .for Real!

    Matthew 20:17-19, NIV – Now Jesus was going up to Jerusalem. On the way, he took the Twelve aside and said to them, “We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and…

  • DO Be a Child

    One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so he could lay his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples scolded the parents for bothering him.  But Jesus said, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children.” …

  • The Forgiveness Revolution

    Matthew 18:21-35, CEB – Then Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, how many times should I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Should I forgive as many as seven times?” Jesus said, “Not just seven times, but rather as many as seventy-seven times. Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who…

  • What the Heck Did Jesus Just Say?

    Matthew 18:18-20, The Message –  “Take this most seriously: A yes on earth is yes in heaven; a no on earth is no in heaven. What you say to one another is eternal. I mean this. When two of you get together on anything at all on earth and make a prayer of it, my…

  • When Offenses Occur. . .

    Matthew 18:15-18, CEB – “If your brother or sister sins against you, go and correct them when you are alone together. If they listen to you, then you’ve won over your brother or sister.  But if they won’t listen, take with you one or two others so that every word may be established by the…